Chess opening
Sicilian Defense: OpenB33
The Sicilian Defense: Open is a chess opening classified under ECO code B33. It is reached after the moves:
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6
Play it vs Stockfish Open in analysis board
Comes from
Main continuations
- Sicilian Defense: Lasker-Pelikan Variation (B33)
- Sicilian Defense: Spielmann Variation (B56)
- Sicilian Defense: Classical Variation, Anti-Sozin Variation (B57)
- Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Dragon Variation (B60)
- Sicilian Defense: Sozin Attack, Leonhardt Variation (B88)
- Sicilian Defense: Boleslavsky Variation (B59)
- Sicilian Defense: Boleslavsky Variation, Louma Variation (B58)
- Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Modern Variation (B61)
- Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Podebrady Variation (B62)
- Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Classical Variation, Amsterdam Variation (B72)
- Sicilian Defense: Magnus Smith Trap (B57)
- Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Neo-Modern Variation (B67)
Related lines in the Sicilian Defense
- Sicilian Defense (B20)
- Sicilian Defense: Amazon Attack (B20)
- Sicilian Defense: Big Clamp Formation (B20)
- Sicilian Defense: Bowdler Attack (B20)
- Sicilian Defense: Brick Variation (B20)
- Sicilian Defense: Czerniak Attack (B20)
- Sicilian Defense: Czerniak Attack, Queen Fianchetto Variation (B20)
- Sicilian Defense: Euwe Attack, Prins Gambit (B20)
Train this opening
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